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Dengfeng, Zhengzhou Prefecture, Province Henan Shaolin Monastery: Damo (Bodhidharma) Stela Unknown Unknown |
Comments: Damo was from a Brahmin family in southern India and possibly of royal lineage. He became a Buddhist monk and traveled to China in V century. After being refused entry to the temple, he lived in a nearby cave, where he sat silently in front of the wall for nine years. |
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